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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Charged With Fraud, Bribery
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust on Thursday, making him the first Israeli premier to be indicted while in office and sending Israel's already stalemated political system into further disarray.
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Israel Kills A Senior Leader Of Palestinian Islamic Jihad In Gaza Airstrike
Israeli security forces killed a senior leader of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in a targeted airstrike in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, sparking retaliatory rocket fire from the enclave and raising fears of escalating reprisals.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Struggles To Hold On To Power After Israel Election
First came the do-over voting. Now comes the do-over haggling. A day after their second dead-heat election in five months, Israelis awoke Wednesday with their two main parties feverishly jockeying for the support of the smaller factions they will need to form a governing coalition, leaving uncertain the direction of the country and the fate of its ...
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Israel Denies Entry To Congresswomen Hours After Trump's Push For Ban
Caught between the opposing views of President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed himself on Thursday and decided to prohibit two Democratic congresswomen from visiting Israel.
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Netanyahu Inaugurates 'Trump Heights', Israel's Newest Town On Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his first steps Sunday to express his gratitude to President Donald Trump, unveiling, at a specially convened cabinet meeting, a plaque marking the spot where Israel's newest town - "Trump Heights" - will sit.
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Israeli Spacecraft Reaches The Moon - With A Crash
Israel was hoping on Thursday to become the fourth nation ever to land a spacecraft on the moon, but the lunar mission, which was broadcast live on Israeli TV and on social media, went awry as the main engine appeared to go into failure and the control center suddenly lost communication with the craft a few minutes before it was to touch down.
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Meet Jerusalem's St. Nick, Who Went To Santa School And Rides A Camel
It's a busy time of year for Santas worldwide. But for Jerusalem's Mr. Claus, it's been particularly hectic. On Sunday, a restless crowd waited outside the shiny red door of his tinsel-lined home on Santa Claus Lane in Jerusalem's Old City. It was a familiar scene, one played out in thousands of malls and stores across the globe: children and paren...
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300 Rockets Fired At Israel After Its Botched Op In Gaza, It Retaliates
A new round of hostilities triggered by a botched Israeli covert operation in the Gaza Strip pushed the territory's fragile security situation to the brink on Monday, as Palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets toward Israel and Israeli jets carried out bombing raids.
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Monica Lewinsky, Asked About Bill Clinton In Jerusalem, Walked Off Stage
Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern turned anti-bullying advocate, walked offstage Monday night at a conference in Jerusalem when she was asked a question relating to former president Bill Clinton.
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Israel Launches Massive Military Strike Against Iranian Targets In Syria
The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iran-linked military targets in Syria on Thursday in response to rocket fire, marking a significant escalation in regional hostilities a little more than a day after the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Netanyahu Puts Wrong Foot Forward By Serving Japan's Abe Dessert In A Shoe
There aren't that many cultures where putting a shoe on the dining room table is acceptable behavior, but for the Japanese there is clear etiquette against allowing outdoor shoes inside.
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He Walked Along An Israeli Beach As Far As Gaza; Then He Vanished
It is among the most heavily guarded borders in the world, yet on Sept. 7, 2014, a slender Israeli man managed to squeeze through rolls of thick barbed wire and cross from Israel into the Gaza Strip.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Aims To Embrace Donald Trump In White House Visit Amid Scandals In Israel
No world leader has forged a closer or more public camaraderie with President Donald Trump than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visits the White House on Monday battling corruption allegations that have echoes in the White House itself.
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Why School Shootings Are So Rare In Israel, Where Guns Are Such A Common Sight
When students, parents and teachers pleaded with President Donald Trump this week to act against school shootings, they cited Israel, a place where guns are a familiar sight but where school shootings are virtually unheard of.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Should Be Charged With Corruption, Say Israeli Police
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be indicted in two corruption cases, police recommended Tuesday, ramping up pressure on the leader who has served more than a decade in office.
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Charged With Fraud, Bribery
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust on Thursday, making him the first Israeli premier to be indicted while in office and sending Israel's already stalemated political system into further disarray.
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Israel Kills A Senior Leader Of Palestinian Islamic Jihad In Gaza Airstrike
Israeli security forces killed a senior leader of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in a targeted airstrike in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, sparking retaliatory rocket fire from the enclave and raising fears of escalating reprisals.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Struggles To Hold On To Power After Israel Election
First came the do-over voting. Now comes the do-over haggling. A day after their second dead-heat election in five months, Israelis awoke Wednesday with their two main parties feverishly jockeying for the support of the smaller factions they will need to form a governing coalition, leaving uncertain the direction of the country and the fate of its ...
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Israel Denies Entry To Congresswomen Hours After Trump's Push For Ban
Caught between the opposing views of President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed himself on Thursday and decided to prohibit two Democratic congresswomen from visiting Israel.
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Netanyahu Inaugurates 'Trump Heights', Israel's Newest Town On Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his first steps Sunday to express his gratitude to President Donald Trump, unveiling, at a specially convened cabinet meeting, a plaque marking the spot where Israel's newest town - "Trump Heights" - will sit.
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Israeli Spacecraft Reaches The Moon - With A Crash
Israel was hoping on Thursday to become the fourth nation ever to land a spacecraft on the moon, but the lunar mission, which was broadcast live on Israeli TV and on social media, went awry as the main engine appeared to go into failure and the control center suddenly lost communication with the craft a few minutes before it was to touch down.
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Meet Jerusalem's St. Nick, Who Went To Santa School And Rides A Camel
It's a busy time of year for Santas worldwide. But for Jerusalem's Mr. Claus, it's been particularly hectic. On Sunday, a restless crowd waited outside the shiny red door of his tinsel-lined home on Santa Claus Lane in Jerusalem's Old City. It was a familiar scene, one played out in thousands of malls and stores across the globe: children and paren...
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300 Rockets Fired At Israel After Its Botched Op In Gaza, It Retaliates
A new round of hostilities triggered by a botched Israeli covert operation in the Gaza Strip pushed the territory's fragile security situation to the brink on Monday, as Palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets toward Israel and Israeli jets carried out bombing raids.
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Monica Lewinsky, Asked About Bill Clinton In Jerusalem, Walked Off Stage
Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern turned anti-bullying advocate, walked offstage Monday night at a conference in Jerusalem when she was asked a question relating to former president Bill Clinton.
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Israel Launches Massive Military Strike Against Iranian Targets In Syria
The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iran-linked military targets in Syria on Thursday in response to rocket fire, marking a significant escalation in regional hostilities a little more than a day after the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Netanyahu Puts Wrong Foot Forward By Serving Japan's Abe Dessert In A Shoe
There aren't that many cultures where putting a shoe on the dining room table is acceptable behavior, but for the Japanese there is clear etiquette against allowing outdoor shoes inside.
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He Walked Along An Israeli Beach As Far As Gaza; Then He Vanished
It is among the most heavily guarded borders in the world, yet on Sept. 7, 2014, a slender Israeli man managed to squeeze through rolls of thick barbed wire and cross from Israel into the Gaza Strip.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Aims To Embrace Donald Trump In White House Visit Amid Scandals In Israel
No world leader has forged a closer or more public camaraderie with President Donald Trump than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visits the White House on Monday battling corruption allegations that have echoes in the White House itself.
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Why School Shootings Are So Rare In Israel, Where Guns Are Such A Common Sight
When students, parents and teachers pleaded with President Donald Trump this week to act against school shootings, they cited Israel, a place where guns are a familiar sight but where school shootings are virtually unheard of.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Should Be Charged With Corruption, Say Israeli Police
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be indicted in two corruption cases, police recommended Tuesday, ramping up pressure on the leader who has served more than a decade in office.
